tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post5358906769032745654..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: The Significance of an ArchdukeMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-64481981398921992802011-07-09T14:26:11.126-05:002011-07-09T14:26:11.126-05:00I thought of that (and am a little surprised it ha...I thought of that (and am a little surprised it has not been brought up before now) especially after seeing headlines like "the last Hapsburg" etc, which of course is not true. I only mean it in the sense of the direct succession (which has since been changed). Archduke Otto was the last to hold official position, to be Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary etc.<br /><br />To David V, I have found that the Czechs are often misrepresented in history. After Bl. Emperor Charles came to the throne, every time he visited the Czech lands his family were given a very warm and rousing welcome despite all the problems that were going on. The fact that the enemies of the Hapsburg monarchy were ultimately successful is too often used to sweep the great mass of loyal Czechs under the carpet as though they never existed -not true!MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-37117794043306497102011-07-09T14:09:33.044-05:002011-07-09T14:09:33.044-05:00Regarding this talk of Archduke Otto as the last l...Regarding this talk of Archduke Otto as the last link.<br /><br />Archduke Otto could remember the last years of the monarchy, which is something we probably could not say about Archduke Felix. However, Archduke Felix, the last surviving issue of Emperor-King Charles and Empress-Queen Zita, was born in the reign of Franz Josef.<br /><br />So could we not say that Archduke Felix also is a link? And obviously he survived his eldest brother.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-7994418004827821852011-07-09T05:56:22.855-05:002011-07-09T05:56:22.855-05:00His opposition to Nazi Germany, his willingness to...His opposition to Nazi Germany, his willingness to stand up to Ian Paisley in the European Parliament. Those were just two things worth remembering about this remarkable man.<br /><br />My heritage is Czech, and therefore that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.David Votoupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580606716887515975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-1819702514743742312011-07-09T03:20:24.691-05:002011-07-09T03:20:24.691-05:00HIRH may have remained an Archduke, but upon the r...HIRH may have remained an Archduke, but upon the repose of his father, Emperor Charles he was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. That he never took the throne is irrelevant. The republics of Austria, Hungary, Cezch and Slovakia should be reunited under the monarchy, now in 2011.Deacon Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903366446394957630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-75897322837580836532011-07-08T03:11:50.500-05:002011-07-08T03:11:50.500-05:00And here is my question to them: Would you be sayi...And here is my question to them: Would you be saying these exact same things, if the Archduke had gone about his career exactly as he did but without ever renouncing his throne or pledging allegiance to the republic?<br /><br />Somehow, I doubt it.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-5934485337169515482011-07-08T02:14:42.445-05:002011-07-08T02:14:42.445-05:00Have been some time since I seen such acts of hypo...Have been some time since I seen such acts of hypocrisy. Almost all the presidents and / or governments of the countries of the former Hapsburg realm now “proudly” declares HIRM Emperor Otto as a great friend of the republic, a patron of democracy, a friend of their countries, bla … bla … bla. <br />In Hungary, the parliament even ostentatiously given the Emperor “a minute of silence”<br /><br />Here are my questions to them, “if you respect him so much, then why the hell you are still usurping his Crown and Throne?, if you care so much about him, then why do you still insulting his ancestors and denying them of their rightful place in history.<br /><br />Call me old fashioned, but I rather have my enemies openly showing their dislike toward me then a theatrical and half-hearted homage.TANAKA8120https://www.blogger.com/profile/08169056478150976834noreply@blogger.com